COURSES & TRAINING cont’d 174 THE BUILDING CONSERVATION DIRECTORY 2025 CATHEDRAL COMMUNICATIONS wealddown.co.uk/courses *Validated by the University of York LEARN ABOUT Historic… SOMETHING MSC BUILDING CONSERVATION* MSC TIMBER BUILDING CONSERVATION AND OTHER HERITAGE COURSES ◾ HERITAGE BRICKWORK TRAINING LTD 3 Brewery Lane, Bridge, Canterbury CT4 5LD Tel 07884 552626 Email heritagebrickworktrainingltd@gmail.com www.georgianbrickwork.co.uk/workshops-events/ COURSES: Heritage Brickwork Training Ltd works in partnership with Charles Reilly of Georgian Brickwork to offer professional development courses in heritage brickwork from its training workshop at The Historic Dockyard in Chatham. The company also runs short courses for bricklayers in gauged brickwork, tuck pointing, and using lime mortar. Courses are informal and practical with a focus on gaining the skills needed to conserve and repair heritage brickwork on site, using traditional methods and materials. It also offers 3-hour workshops for heritage professionals and homeowners. CRAFT TRAINING Bath College www.bathcollege.ac.uk/ construction-trades ■ L1 Stonemasonry ■ L2–3 Stonemasonry 1 yr FT 1–2 yrs FT Bedford College www.bedford.ac.uk ■ L3 NVQ Heritage skills in painting and decorating ■ L3 NVQ Heritage skills in plastering Varies Varies The Building Crafts College www.thebcc.ac.uk/category/ heritage-conservation ■ L2+3 Conservation and heritage NVQs Varies City & Guilds of London Art School www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk ■ DipHE/GradDip/BA(Hons) Carving: architectural stone Dip 2 yrs, BA 3 yrs FT CoRE, Hereford www.corehereford.co.uk/ corecourses ■ L3 Heritage slating and tiling SAP 12 months Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain www.dswa.org.uk ■ Dry stone walling courses throughout the UK 6 days City of Glasgow College www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/ course-directory ■ HND Furniture restoration ■ NQ Heritage skills & technology (SCQF L6) 2 yrs FT 1 yr Herefordshire and Ludlow College www.hlcollege.ac.uk/coursecategory/580f7746edc52/ Blacksmithing-and-Metalwork ■ L3 Dip Blacksmithing and metalwork ■ L2 Dip Blacksmithing and metalwork 1–2 yrs 1 yr Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd www.heritagecraftalliance.co.uk/ course-list/4586782776 ■ L4 NVQ Dip Construction site supervision – conservation ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage skills (construction) – mason 12–18 months 6–12 months Heritage Skills Centre at Lincoln Castle www.lincolncastle.com/explore/ heritage-skills-centre ■ Historic environment skills, traineeships 18 months The King’s Foundation kings-foundation.org/study/allireland-heritage-skills-programme ■ L3 NVQ – All-Ireland heritage skills programme ■ L3 NVQ – Building craft programme (stonemasonry, carpentry etc) 12 months 8 months FT Lead Sheet Training Academy www.leadsheet.co.uk/service/thelsta-specialist-applied-skills-courses ■ L2–L3 Leadwork, specialist applied-skills programme (SAP) ■ Traditional intermediate leadwork craft (C&G accredited) ■ Traditional basic hard metal ■ Traditional intermediate hard metal (C&G accredited) 18 months 35 days 5 days 35 days The Lettering Arts Trust www.letteringartstrust.org.uk/learn ■ Apprenticeships in letter design and carving ■ Journeymen placements to enhance letter carving skills 2 yrs 3 months LTM Training Academy www.traditionalmasonry. co.uk/LTMAcademyDivision/ LTMTrainingAcademy ■ Building conservation technician apprenticeship 3 yrs Moulton College www.moulton.ac.uk/our-courses/ further-education ■ Dip L3 Furniture design and make ■ Dip L2 Furniture making by hand ■ Dip L3 Stonemasonry ■ Dip L2 Wood machining 1 yr 1 yr 1 yr 1 yr National Construction Training Services www.ncts.org.uk ■ L3 Heritage lead and hard metals roofing operative ■ L3 Heritage roof slating and tiling roofing operative 18 months 18 months Oak Frame Training Forum theoftf.wordpress.com/specialistapplied-skills-programme-saplevel-3 ■ L3 Heritage skills (construction): wood occupations ■ L2 Structural post and beam carpentry SAP 12 months 12 months The Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust learningstone.org ■ Direct carving, sculpture, conservation skills, stonemasonry and more 1–4 wks Priestman Associates LLP www.priestmanweb.com ■ L6/7 NVQ Construction site management (conservation) ■ L3 NVQ Heritage skills: façade preservation 12 months 9 months South Coast Roof Training www.southcoastrooftraining.co.uk/ courses/heritage-skills ■ L3 Heritage skills 1 yr + SUP Terrence Lee Conservation terrenceleeconservation.co.uk ■ Brickwork conservation 1–4 days Tywi Centre www.tywicentre.org.uk/whatwe-do/training-and-education/ heritage-carpentry-training-andqualifications ■ L3 Heritage carpentry NVQ: specialist applied skills programme ■ L3 Heritage plastering specialist applied skills programme 20 days + assessment 20 days training + assessment University of Wales Trinity Saint David www.uwtsd.ac.uk/programmecourses/undergraduate/art-designand-photography/stained-glasscraftsperson ■ Apprenticeship, stained glass craftsperson 3 yrs PT West Dean College www.westdean.ac.uk/short-courses/ courses?category=Conservation ■ Various short courses in conservation 1–6 days
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